Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Rotary drums or receptacles
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Rinehart, Kenneth (Department: 3749)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Rotary drums or receptacles
C034S604000, C034S602000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11127137
ABSTRACT:
A washing machine includes a water tub for accommodating wash water therein; a drum rotatably installed in the water tub; and a drying device for supplying hot air into the drum. The drying device includes a blower unit for forcing air to flow; a hot air supply duct for generating the hot air, the hot air supply duct having a heater therein and being connected to the blower unit; and at least one hot air jetting portion for jetting the hot air generated by the hot air supply duct into the drum, each of the hot air jetting portions having a hot air supply line for guiding a flow of the hot air and a plurality of nozzles connected to the hot air supply line to communicate with the hot air supply line.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5983520 (1999-11-01), Kim et al.
patent: 6360392 (2002-03-01), Malchow
patent: 4002809 (1991-01-01), None
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
Daewoo Electronics Corporation
Rinehart Kenneth
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